"Like the rest of the world, we feel strongly about reaching out to the community of Newtown and providing comfort and assistance in any way that we can," Verdi said in a release posted on the school's website. "As a father of three children, I couldn't imagine the everlasting devastation that these families must now endure."

The free clinic is for students from kindergarten through eighth grade and will feature three hours of basketball instruction and an hour of entertainment. Carnival areas will consist of games, arts and crafts, face-painting and more, with Eastern Michigan players posted at different stations.